Gaming that is safe for all

Gaming is a fun part of a balanced life. Xbox strives to create a place where everyone can play responsibly, within the boundaries they set, free from fear and intimidation. Your Xbox and Windows devices come with unique family settings built-in and created to help manage screen time, social interactions, online spending and access to mature content. Explore settings available to manage your family’s Xbox experience.

Create a family group

Create a family group to access family features and settings. It’s a free service that helps families stay connected and keeps kids safer on Xbox One and Windows 10 devices.

Benefits of a family group

You can personalize each family member’s online experience based on age-appropriate limits that you set for privacy, online purchases, content filters, screen time, and more. Those settings will apply to any Xbox One or Windows 10 device they sign in to.

Add a family member on Xbox One

Change your child’s Xbox safety settings

Only a parent using the family group feature can change Xbox privacy and online settings for a child account. See whether you’re listed as a child or an adult in a family group by signing in at https://family.microsoft.com.

Set good screen time habits

Enjoy time played, while ensuring a healthy balance. With screen time you can manage how long your family plays games and watches shows on your Xbox One and Windows 10 devices.

Set screen time limits online

Sign in to your Microsoft account and schedule time for each member in your family group. Customize how much time is spent each day of the week and when the device can be used. The screen time countdown starts once the person is signed in and stops when signed out.

Set up an allowance

Keep track of purchases

Filter content fit for your family

Parents can filter or allow games, apps and websites based on the age of their children to ensure they are interacting with age-appropriate content. You decide what’s allowed, and it’s easy to change later. Children can also request access to content which parents can then approve or decline.

Just as movies and TV shows are rated, each game includes a rating symbol that suggests the appropriate age for play, plus descriptions that give you a heads-up about certain content. Look for these ratings:

Keep your family safe online with privacy tools

Xbox includes multiplayer games and the ability to interact and chat with other players. Choose what personal information others can see and who is permitted to engage with you and your children. Access these settings from your Xbox One or account.xbox.com/settings.

Manage what your child can do

Choose how others interact with your child

Choose who can communicate with your child, select who can see what your child watches or plays, and decide what profile information others can see.

Use app privacy settings

When you download apps from the Microsoft Store on your Xbox One, each app requires permission to access data from your console. You can use privacy settings to control what data is collected and how it’s used.

Mute or block others

If you don’t want to be contacted by specific people, you can mute or block their communications with you. Muting a person prevents them from speaking to you in-game or in a chat session. Blocking a person prevents you from receiving that person’s messages and game invites, removes them from your friends list, and hides your online activity from them.

Report bullies and bad behavior

Behavior or content that is harmful or offensive it not tolerated. If you think a person violated the Community Standards, submit a report to Xbox. You can report a player’s behavior or report specific content such as messages, Clubs, and activity feed items. File a complaint: